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Zach Links / MLB Rumors:
Blue Jays To Acquire Johnson, Reyes, Buehrle From Marlins — 8:03pm: The belief now is that the deal will not be official until Wednesday, tweets Buster Olney of ESPN.com. — 7:14pm: As it stands now, the Marlins will send right-hander Josh Johnson, left-hander Mark Buehrle, shortstop Jose Reyes …
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Sources: Marlins, Jays make epic deal — The Toronto Blue Jays and Miami Marlins consummated one of the largest trades in baseball history Tuesday, in what amounted to an epic backpedal from the Marlins' aggressive spending less than one year ago. — The Blue Jays are set …
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Joe Capozzi / Fish Tank blog:
Marlins trade Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, others to Toronto Blue Jays — It looks like the Marlins are paring down payroll big time. — An industry source has confirmed that the Marlins have traded five players to the Toronto Blue Jays — right-handed starter Josh Johnson …
Michael Baron / Metsblog:
Marlins trade Reyes, Buehrle, JJ, etc. to the Blue Jays — According to FOX Sports, the Marlins will trade Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, John Buck, Emilio Bonifacio, and Josh Johnson to the Blue Jays in exchange for Yunel Escobar, Adeiny Hechavarria, Henderson Alvarez, Justin Nicolino, Jake Marisnick, Jeff Mathis, and Anthony DeSclafani.
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Fox Sports:
Sources: Torii Hunter visiting Tigers — Free-agent outfielder Torii Hunter was in Detroit on Tuesday to meet with Tigers officials, major league sources told FOXSports.com. The team — like Hunter — is desperately trying to win the World Series. — The Tigers won the American League …
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Yankees are unlikely suitors for outfielder Torii Hunter who is looking for a multi-year deal — A source said the Detroit Tigers appear to be the front-runners to sign Hunter, though the Texas Rangers are also making a strong push for the outfielder. — Torii Hunter is looking …
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Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Napoli willing to play spots other than catcher
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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards release McClellan; Garcia throws off mound — • By Derrick Goold dgoold@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8285 — The Cardinals released relief pitcher Kyle McClellan today. The Florissant native and Hazelwood West High product pitched for the Cardinals from 2008-2011 and won 12 games …
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Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Cardinals Release Kyle McClellan, Sign Rob Johnson — The Cardinals have released Kyle McClellan and signed Rob Johnson to a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training, reports Derrick Goold of The St. Louis Post Dispatch. — McClellan, 28, allowed 11 runs in 18 2/3 relief innings …
Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Cubs Agree To Sign Scott Baker — The Cubs have agreed to terms with Scott Baker on a one-year contract, the team announced. The deal includes a $5.5MM base salary with $1.5MM in incentives, reports Paul Sullivan of The Chicago Tribune and MLBTR's Ben Nicholson-Smith (Twitter links).
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Cubs sign right-hander Baker to one-year deal
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Jon Paul Morosi / mlbbuzz:
Youkilis drawing interest from Dodgers, Phils, others — In one respect, Kevin Youkilis hit free agency at the wrong time: He had a .745 OPS during the 2012 season, the lowest mark of his career. — Then again, he's entering the market at a time when a number of general managers are unsatisfied …
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Jon Paul Morosi / mlbbuzz:
Source: Braves interested in free agent Cody Ross — The Atlanta Braves, looking to add an outfield bat, have interest in signing free-agent outfielder Cody Ross, according to a major-league source. — With Torii Hunter likely choosing between the Rangers and Tigers …
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Ben Lindbergh / Baseball Prospectus:
The 50-Run Receiver — The Tampa Bay Rays were eliminated from playoff contention on October 1st, falling short of their fourth playoff appearance in five seasons, but it wasn't because of their pitching. The staff's walk rate fell from 3.1 per nine innings in 2011 to 2.9 in 2012 …
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
Big win for Bay: Mets payments will be deferred over only two years — Bay batted just .165 with eight home runs and 20 RBI in his third season in New York. (US Presswire) — Jason Bay may have gotten a better deal for himself by leaving the Mets than he did when he initially signed with them.
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Braves set for four night games in Spring Training — In 2013, the Braves will conduct Spring Training from Disney's ESPN Wide World of Sports complex for the 16th straight year. (AP) — ATLANTA — The Braves created some anticipation on Tuesday with the release of their 2013 Spring Training schedule.
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